It is illegal to decorate Christmas trees
Background information (if available):
Sec. 106-212. Cutting, spraying, etc., trees in public places prohibited. No person shall: (1) Cut, prune, break, climb, injure or remove any living tree in a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk; (2) Cut, disturb or interfere in any way with the roots of any tree on a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk; (3) Spray with any chemicals, insecticides or other oils; or whitewash any tree in a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk; (4) Place any wire, rope, sign, poster, barricade or other fixture on a tree or tree guard in a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk; (5) Injure, misuse or remove any device placed to protect any tree on a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk; (6) Place any sign, stationary or mobile, streamer, poster, bill or other advertisement anywhere on a public highway, neutral ground, park, place, triangle or sidewalk. (Code 1956, § 43-23)
4 Responses to “It is illegal to decorate Christmas trees”
Comment from joaogrilo
Time December 21, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Actually, the quoted statute does not ban the decorating of Christmas trees. It prohibits people from damaging or destroying public property (harming or killing trees), which are not only aesthetically pleasing, increase property values, but most importantly, vital to our existence.
Comment from LovexYouu
Time December 30, 2012 at 5:43 pm
This is some shit… It says you can’t INJURE a tree which you aren’t doing by decorating. And even that only applies to NATURAL trees. Ever been to CHRISTMAS IN THE OAKS in CITY PARK?? I’m pretty sure that’s legal.
Comment from Get Real
Time April 28, 2013 at 1:38 am
C’mon… This law was created because people were (2 primary reason)
1) CUTTING down the trees in the medians and on the sides of highways to use as Christmas trees in their homes…
2) Spray painting the trees in the medians and parks white, to simulate snow, then decorating them.
Either way the trees died… And the spray painted ones cost the city money.
Comment from Pamela
Time June 18, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Christmas in New Orleans must be pretty boring, then, if you can’t decorate a Christmas tree.